Connecticut DEEP investigating after 2 injured in boat fire

The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Sunday continued to investigate a Saturday incident in which two people were injured when a boat they were on caught fire on a pond in Kent, officials said.

The 20-foot water ski boat caught fire on Leonard Pond in Kent shortly after departing from the Club Gateway dock about 11:15 a.m., according to the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.

Four people were on the boat at the time of the fire and they used a fire extinguisher to battle the blaze, officials said.

Two people were taken to a hospital with injuries that did not appear to be life threatening, while the others declined medical treatment, officials said.

Connecticut State Police and the Kent Fire Department responded to the scene. The incident was still under investigation by DEEP and Environmental Conservation Police, officials said.